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Pilaster
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Pilaster

anonymous · c. 1500 - c. 1550 · painting technique; gild; gilding (material); pine (wood); wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Pilaster of polychrome pine wood. The pilaster has a profiled base and a composite capital; the shaft is decorated in relief within the profile with trophies of musical instruments, masks, shields, flowers and fruits on ribbons, crowned by winged cherub heads. The carving is painted on a gold ground in red, blue, gray, green, black and white and locally heightened with gold.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
relief (sculpture)furniturepilasterfragmentarchitectural element
Credit linePilaster. c. 1500 - c. 1550. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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